2016 Southern Kings season

In 2016, the Southern Kings participated in the 2016 Super Rugby competition, their second appearance in the competition after also playing in 2013. They were included in the Africa 2 Conference of the competition, along with Jaguares, Lions and Sharks.

Southern Kings

2016 season
Head coach	Deon Davids
Captain	Steven Sykes
Stadium	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Overall	17th
S.A. Group	7th
Africa 2 Conference	4th
Record	Won 2, Lost 13
Top try scorer	All: Chris Cloete, Edgar Marutlulle and Steven Sykes (4)
Top points scorer	All: Louis Fouché (81)
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Chronological list of events

• 17 November 2015: Following the failure of the Eastern Province Kings to pay their players at the end of November 2015, the South African Rugby Union announced that they would take control of the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise.[1]
• 23 November 2015: SARU announced that an operational implementation task group was set up to oversee the running of the Kings.[2]
• 25 November 2015: SARU announced the details of their operational plan for the Kings; the SWD Eagles head coach Deon Davids was named the head coach of the Southern Kings for the 2016 season, with Mzwandile Stick appointed the back coach, Barend Pieterse the forwards coach and Nadus Nieuwoudt the conditioning coach. In addition, a number of consultant coaches from SARU's mobi-unit could also be utilised throughout the season. It was also revealed that a playing squad of 42 players were planned, which would meet all Strategic Transformation Plan guidelines.[3]
• 13 December 2015: The names of the first 20 players to sign up for the Kings for 2016 were released. The players were Thembelani Bholi, Tom Botha, Aidon Davis, JP du Plessis, Schalk Ferreira, Louis Fouché, Shane Gates, Siyanda Grey, James Hall, Cornell Hess, Malcolm Jaer, Kevin Luiters, Edgar Marutlulle, Tyler Paul, Junior Pokomela, Steven Sykes, CJ Velleman, Stefan Watermeyer, Elgar Watts and Stefan Willemse.[4] Eastern Province CEO Charl Crous was named the Chief Operating Officer of the Southern Kings.
• 4 January 2016: SARU announced that prop Jacobie Adriaanse and lock Schalk Oelofse also joined the Kings for the 2016 Super Rugby season. In addition, Lukhanyo Am, Onke Dubase, Billy Dutton, Leighton Eksteen, Monde Hadebe, Ntando Kebe, Michael Makase, Mihlali Mpafi and Luzuko Vulindlu all joined the training squad on a trial basis.[5]
• 8 January 2016: The Kings announced that loose forward Jacques Engelbrecht, who represented the Kings during the 2013 Super Rugby season, would return for the 2016 season.[6]
• 22 January 2016: The Kings confirmed that Lukhanyo Am, JC Astle, Chris Cloete, Leighton Eksteen, Martin Ferreira, Tazz Fuzani and Luzuko Vulindlu all joined the Kings for 2016.[7]
• 25 January 2016: Three more players were confirmed for the Kings for 2016 – hooker Martin Bezuidenhout, lock Philip du Preez and fullback Jurgen Visser. Another fullback, Jaco van Tonder joined on a trial period.[8]

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Kings coaching and management staff for the 2016 Super Rugby season are:

2016 Kings coaches and management
Position	Name
Head coach	Deon Davids
Forwards coach	Barend Pieterse
Backs coach	Mzwandile Stick
Conditioning coach	Nadus Nieuwoudt
Doctor	Dr Conrad van Hagen
Physiotherapist	Kim Naidoo
Team manager	Zingi Hela

Squad

The following players were named in the Kings squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season:

2016 Kings squad
Player	Union	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Super Rugby		Kings
				Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
Justin Ackerman	Golden Lions	Prop	(1992-03-17)17 March 1992 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Jacobie Adriaanse	To be confirmed	Prop	(1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 30)	13	0	–	–
Louis Albertse	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1990-04-02)2 April 1990 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Lukhanyo Am	Sharks	Centre	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
JC Astle	Sharks	Lock	(1990-08-30)30 August 1990 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Martin Bezuidenhout	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26)	34	15	–	–
Thembelani Bholi	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Tom Botha	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Chris Cloete	Pumas	Flanker	(1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Aidon Davis	Eastern Province Kings	Number eight	(1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 21)	1	0	1	0
JP du Plessis	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (aged 24)	3	0	–	–
Philip du Preez	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Leighton Eksteen	SWD Eagles	Fullback	(1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Jacques Engelbrecht	To be confirmed	Number eight	(1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 30)	28	5	15	5
Martin Ferreira	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Schalk Ferreira	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 32)	31	5	15	5
Louis Fouché	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half	(1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 26)	23	47	–	–
Tazz Fuzani	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Shane Gates	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 23)	5	0	5	0
Siyanda Grey	Eastern Province Kings	Winger	(1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 26)	4	0	4	0
James Hall	Eastern Province Kings	Scrum-half	(1996-01-02)2 January 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Liam Hendricks	Western Province	Prop	(1994-05-31)31 May 1994 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Cornell Hess	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Dewald Human	Blue Bulls	Fly-half / Fullback	(1995-05-19)19 May 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Malcolm Jaer	Eastern Province Kings	Fullback	(1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
JP Jonck	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24)	–	–	–	–
Ntando Kebe	Border Bulldogs	Scrum-half	(1988-08-19)19 August 1988 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Theuns Kotzé	Boland Cavaliers	Fly-half	(1987-07-16)16 July 1987 (aged 28)	–	–	–	–
Kevin Luiters	Eastern Province Kings	Scrum-half	(1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Sintu Manjezi	Eastern Province Kings	Lock / Flanker	(1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Edgar Marutlulle	Eastern Province Kings	Hooker	(1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 28)	12	0	4	0
Wandile Mjekevu	Sharks	Winger	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 25)	10	20	–	–
Andisa Ntsila	SWD Eagles	Flanker	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Schalk Oelofse	SWD Eagles	Lock	(1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Tyler Paul	Eastern Province Kings	Lock / Flanker	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Junior Pokomela	Eastern Province Kings	Number eight	(1996-12-10)10 December 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Charles Radebe	SWD Eagles	Winger	(1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Sti Sithole	Western Province	Prop	(1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 22)	3	0	–	–
Vukile Sofisa	Eastern Province Kings	Prop	(1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Steven Sykes	Eastern Province Kings	Lock	(1984-08-05)5 August 1984 (aged 31)	96	55	13	5
Jaco van Tonder	Sharks	Fullback	(1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 24)	3	–	–	–
CJ Velleman	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Jurgen Visser	Eastern Province Kings	Fullback	(1989-09-13)13 September 1989 (aged 26)	31	13	–	–
Luzuko Vulindlu	SWD Eagles	Centre / Winger	(1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 28)	9	5	–	–
Jeremy Ward	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Stefan Watermeyer	Eastern Province Kings	Centre	(1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 27)	14	10	–	–
Elgar Watts	Eastern Province Kings	Fly-half	(1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30)	19	87	–	–
Stefan Willemse	Eastern Province Kings	Flanker	(1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 27 February 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition. Appearances and points refer to the Super Rugby competition only and excludes the 2013 relegation play-off series against the Lions.

Log

The final standings for the 2016 Super Rugby season are:[9][10]

2016 Super Rugby standings

Australasian Group
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Hurricanes	15	11	0	4	458	314	+144	61	37	7	2	53
2	Brumbies	15	10	0	5	425	326	+99	56	40	3	0	43
3	Highlanders	15	11	0	4	422	273	+149	50	28	4	4	52
4	Chiefs	15	11	0	4	491	341	+150	68	39	6	1	51
5	Crusaders	15	11	0	4	487	317	+170	65	40	5	1	50
6	Waratahs	15	8	0	7	413	317	+96	55	37	4	4	40
7	Blues	15	8	1	6	374	380	−6	45	47	2	3	39
8	Rebels	15	7	0	8	365	486	−121	46	65	2	1	31
9	Reds	15	3	1	11	290	458	−168	33	57	0	3	17
10	Western Force	15	2	0	13	260	441	−181	25	60	0	5	13

South African Group
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Lions	15	11	0	4	535	349	+186	71	42	7	1	52
2	Stormers	15	10	1	4	440	274	+166	49	28	5	4	51
3	Sharks	15	9	1	5	360	269	+91	40	30	2	3	43
4	Bulls	15	9	1	5	399	339	+60	47	37	4	0	42
5	Jaguares	15	4	0	11	376	427	−51	44	51	1	5	22
6	Cheetahs	15	4	0	11	377	425	−48	47	48	1	4	21
7	Southern Kings	15	2	0	13	282	684	−402	34	95	1	0	9
8	Sunwolves	15	1	1	13	293	627	−334	33	88	0	3	9

Australian Conference Pos Team Pts 1 Brumbies 43 2 Waratahs 40 3 Rebels 31 4 Reds 17 5 Western Force 13 New Zealand Conference Pos Team Pts 1 Hurricanes 53 2 Highlanders 52 3 Chiefs 51 4 Crusaders 50 5 Blues 39 Africa 1 Conference Pos Team Pts 1 Stormers 51 2 Bulls 42 3 Cheetahs 21 4 Sunwolves 9 Africa 2 Conference Pos Team Pts 1 Lions 52 2 Sharks 43 3 Jaguares 22 4 Southern Kings 9

Overall Pos Team Pts 1 Hurricanes 53 2 Lions 52 3 Stormers 51 4 Brumbies 43 5 Highlanders 52 6 Chiefs 51 7 Crusaders 50 8 Sharks 43 9 Bulls 42 10 Waratahs 40 11 Blues 39 12 Rebels 31 13 Jaguares 22 14 Cheetahs 21 15 Reds 17 16 Western Force 13 17 Southern Kings 9 18 Sunwolves 9

Legend and competition rules
Legend:
	Conference leaders, qualify to finals.		P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points
	Wildcard teams, qualify to finals.
Competition rules:
Qualification: The top eight teams qualified to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the Quarter Finals. The conference winners were seeded #1 to #4 for the Quarter Finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards were seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the Quarter Finals, the conference winners hosted the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry, the second-seeded conference winner hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry, the third-seeded conference winner hosting the second-seeded wildcard entry and the fourth-seeded conference winner hosting the top-seed wildcard entry. The Quarter Final winners progressed to the Semi-Finals, where the highest seed to reach the Semi-Finals hosted the lowest seed and the second-seeded semi-finalist hosted the third-seeded team. The winner of the Semi-Finals progressed to the Final, at the venue of the highest-seeded team. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows:[11] * Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked at the top) * Log points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Overall try difference

Matches

The Kings will play the following matches during the 2016 Super Rugby season:

	27 February 2016	Southern Kings	8–43	Sharks	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:05	Try: Chris Cloete  9' Con: Elgar Watts (0/1) Pen: Elgar Watts  28' (1/2) Jurgen Visser (0/1)	Report[12] Scoreboard[13]	Try: Odwa Ndungane  17', 77' Jean-Luc du Preez  31' Willie le Roux  42' Paul Jordaan  47' Lwazi Mvovo  59' Con: Joe Pietersen  32', 43', 48', 60', 78' (5/6) Pen: Joe Pietersen  14' (1/1) Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)	Attendance: 10,937[13] Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	12 March 2016	Southern Kings	24–58	Chiefs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:05	Try: Edgar Marutlulle  40', 52' Con: Louis Fouché  53' (1/2) Pen: Louis Fouché  3', 16', 25', 27' (4/4) Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout 68' to 79'	Report[14] Scoreboard[15]	Try: Sam Cane  21', 61' Damian McKenzie  32' Taleni Seu  36' Charlie Ngatai  43' Aaron Cruden  46' Glen Fisiiahi  69' Con: Damian McKenzie  22', 33', 37', 44', 47', 62', 70' (7/7) Pen: Damian McKenzie  12', 31', 84' (3/3)	Attendance: 7,768[15] Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	19 March 2016	Crusaders	57–24	Southern Kings	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Nemani Nadolo  15', 32' Johnny McNicholl  18' Ben Funnell  22' Richie Mo'unga  45' Mitchell Drummond  49' Jone Macilai-Tori  61' Pete Samu  78' Con: Richie Mo'unga  16', 19', 33', 46' (4/5) Ben Volavola  50', 62', 79' (3/3) Pen: Richie Mo'unga  26' (1/1) David Havili (0/1)	Report[16] Scoreboard[17]	Try: Luzuko Vulindlu  12' Edgar Marutlulle  51' Chris Cloete  66' Con: Louis Fouché  13', 52', 67' (3/3) Pen: Louis Fouché  8' (1/2) Cards: Chris Cloete  75'	Attendance: 10,100[17] Referee: Will Houston

	25 March 2016	Hurricanes	42–20	Southern Kings	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Ngani Laumape  5' Blade Thomson  13' Ardie Savea  27' Vince Aso  73' Beauden Barrett  80' Con: Beauden Barrett  14', 28', 74', 81' (4/5) Pen: Beauden Barrett  54', 58', 69' (3/4)	Report[18] Scoreboard[19]	Try: Steven Sykes  30' Louis Fouché  40' Con: Louis Fouché  31', 40' (2/2) Pen: Louis Fouché  10', 61' (2/3)	Attendance: 15,386[19] Referee: Brendon Pickerill

	2 April 2016	Southern Kings	33–28	Sunwolves	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:05	Try: Steven Sykes  3' Malcolm Jaer  17' Shane Gates  33' Elgar Watts  79' Con: Louis Fouché  4', 79' (2/4) Pen: Louis Fouché  8', 30', 60' (3/3)	Report[20] Scoreboard[21]	Try: Shota Horie  23' Tusi Pisi  25' Tim Bond  39' Akihito Yamada  80' Con: Tusi Pisi  24' (1/4) Pen: Tusi Pisi  10', 55' (2/2)	Attendance: 5,437[21] Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	9 April 2016	Southern Kings	6–38	Bulls	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:15	Pen: Louis Fouché  13', 37' (2/2)	Report[22] Scoreboard[23]	Try: Jan Serfontein  16' Jamba Ulengo  21', 48' SP Marais  28', 74' RG Snyman  63' Con: Tian Schoeman  29', 49', 64' (3/5) Francois Brummer  75' (1/1) Cards: RG Snyman 40' to 46' Marcel van der Merwe 40' to 50'	Referee: Shuhei Kubo

	23 April 2016	Southern Kings	10–45	Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:10	Try: Luzuko Vulindlu  30' Chris Cloete  54' Con: Louis Fouché (0/2) Pen: Louis Fouché (0/2) Cards: Thembelani Bholi 37' to 47'	Report[24] Scoreboard[25]	Try: Warren Whiteley  22' Courtnall Skosan  34' Akker van der Merwe  38' Ruan Combrinck  42', 57' Corné Fourie  45' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  70' Con: Elton Jantjies  23', 35', 39', 43', 71' (5/7) Pen: Elton Jantjies (0/1)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	30 April 2016	Jaguares	73–27	Southern Kings	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
	18:40	Try: Juan Martín Hernández  2' Santiago Cordero  9' Leonardo Senatore  15', 63', 70' Nicolás Sánchez  19' Agustín Creevy  31' Manuel Montero  38' Matías Alemanno  42' Emiliano Boffelli  50' Martín Landajo  54' Con: Nicolás Sánchez  3', 10', 16', 20', 39', 43', 51', 55', 64' (9/11)	Report[26] Scoreboard[27]	Try: Chris Cloete  26' Stefan Watermeyer  40' Thembelani Bholi  47' Steven Sykes  79' Con: Elgar Watts  40', 48' (2/3) Louis Fouché (0/1) Pen: Elgar Watts  7' (1/1) Cards: Luzuko Vulindlu  41'	Referee: Stuart Berry

	7 May 2016	Southern Kings	18–34	Blues	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:10	Try: James Hall  14' Edgar Marutlulle  54' Con: Elgar Watts  15' (1/2) Pen: Elgar Watts  4' (1/1) Jurgen Visser  60' (1/1)	Report[28] Scoreboard[29]	Try: James Parsons  9' Melani Nanai  25', 29' Billy Guyton  70' Tevita Li  85' Con: Ihaia West  26', 30', 70' (3/4) Matt McGahan (0/1) Pen: Ihaia West  43' (1/1)	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	14 May 2016	Cheetahs	34–20	Southern Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Raymond Rhule  23' Uzair Cassiem  28' Michael van der Spuy  45' Sergeal Petersen  56' Con: Fred Zeilinga  24', 29', 46', 57' (4/4) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  19', 48' (2/2) Cards: Paul Schoeman  78'	Report[30] Scoreboard[31]	Try: JP du Plessis  50' Lukhanyo Am  72' Con: Louis Fouché  51', 73' (2/2) Pen: Elgar Watts  14', 31' (2/2)	Referee: Federico Anselmi

	21 May 2016	Sharks	53–0	Southern Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:10	Try: Patrick Lambie  8', 49' Paul Jordaan  19', 24' Willie le Roux  22' André Esterhuizen  33' JP Pietersen  38' Thomas du Toit  77' Con: Patrick Lambie  20', 23', 25', 34', 39' (5/8) Pen: Patrick Lambie  14' (1/1)	Report[32] Scoreboard[33]		Referee: Quinton Immelman

	27 May 2016	Southern Kings	29–22	Jaguares	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Schalk Ferreira  58' penalty try  72' Dewald Human  74' Wandile Mjekevu  77' Con: Louis Fouché  59', 72', 75' (3/4) Pen: Louis Fouché  2' (1/2)	Report[34] Scoreboard[35]	Try: Facundo Isa  63' Con: Nicolás Sánchez  64' (1/1) Pen: Nicolás Sánchez  17', 34', 42', 47', 52' (5/5) Drop: Nicolás Sánchez (0/1) Juan Martín Hernández (0/1) Cards: Tomás Lavanini  26' Ramiro Herrera  38' Tomás Lezana  70'	Referee: Nick Briant

	2 July 2016	Southern Kings	18–48	Highlanders	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:20	Try: Wandile Mjekevu  39' Steven Sykes  63' Con: Elgar Watts (0/1) Louis Fouché  64' (1/1) Pen: Elgar Watts  27' (1/2) Louis Fouché  58' (1/1) Cards: Shane Gates 17' to 27'	Report[36] Scoreboard[37]	Try: Matt Faddes  23', 46', 79' Dan Pryor  55' Jack Wilson  69' Patrick Osborne  76' Aki Seiuli  81' Con: Lima Sopoaga  24', 71', 77', 80' (4/6) Fletcher Smith  82' (1/1) Pen: Lima Sopoaga  14' (1/1)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	8 July 2016	Lions	57–21	Southern Kings	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Rohan Janse van Rensburg  2', 68' Andries Coetzee  33' Faf de Klerk  48' Franco Mostert  57' Malcolm Marx  64' Sylvian Mahuza  72' Courtnall Skosan  78' Con: Elton Jantjies  3', 33', 48', 58', 65' (5/5) Ruan Combrinck  69', 73' (2/3) Pen: Elton Jantjies  31' (1/1)	Report[38] Scoreboard[39]	Try: James Hall  14' Stefan Watermeyer  53' Schalk Ferreira  82' Con: Louis Fouché  15', 54', 83' (3/3) Pen: Louis Fouché (0/1) Cards: Shane Gates 56' to 67' Edgar Marutlulle 61' to 71'	Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	16 July 2016	Stormers	52–24	Southern Kings	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Huw Jones  1', 15', 46', 79' Leolin Zas  27', 60', 67' Brandon Thomson  69' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  2', 16', 28' (3/3) Brandon Thomson  68', 70', 80' (3/5) Cards: Louis Schreuder 32' to 42'	Report Scoreboard[40]	Try: Malcolm Jaer  38' Wandile Mjekevu  77' Stefan Watermeyer  82' Con: Dewald Human  39' (1/1) Elgar Watts  78' (1/1) Stefan Watermeyer  83' (1/1) Pen: Dewald Human  21' (1/1)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Kings in 2016 is as follows:

2016 Southern Kings player statistics
Player name	SHA	CHI	CRU	HUR	SUN	BUL	LIO	JAG	BLU	CHE	SHA	JAG	HIG	LIO	STO		App	Try	Kck	Pts
Schalk Ferreira	1	1	1		17	17	1	1			1	1	1	17	17		12	2	0	10
Martin Ferreira	2		2		16	16	2	16	16	16	2						9	0	0	0
Tom Botha	3	18	18	18	18	3	18	3	3	3	18	18	3	18	18		15	0	0	0
Steven Sykes	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4		4		13	4	0	20
JC Astle	5	5	5	5	5	5	19	5	5	5	19	5	5	5	5		15	0	0	0
Chris Cloete	6	6	6	20	20	6	6	6	6								9	4	0	20
Thembelani Bholi	7	7	7				7	7	7	7	7	6					9	1	0	5
Jacques Engelbrecht	8	8	8	8			20				20	20	20	20	8		10	0	0	0
Ntando Kebe	9	9	21	9	9	21	21	9	21	21	9	9	9				13	0	0	0
Elgar Watts	10	22	22	22	22			10	10	10	22		10		22		11	1	26	31
Malcolm Jaer	11	11	11	11	11	11	15						15	15	15		10	2	0	10
Shane Gates	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12		14	1	0	5
JP du Plessis	13		23	23		22	11			13	13	23					8	1	0	5
Luzuko Vulindlu	14	14	14	14		14	14	11	11	11	11		23				11	2	0	10
Jurgen Visser	15	15	15	15	15	15			15	15	15	15					10	0	3	3
Edgar Marutlulle	16	2	16	2	2	2		2	2	2		2	2	2	2		13	4	0	20
Sti Sithole	17	17	17	1	1	1			1				17	1	1		10	0	0	0
Louis Albertse	18									17							2	0	0	0
Schalk Oelofse	19	19	19	19	19	19	5		19	4	5	19	19	4			13	0	0	0
CJ Velleman	20	20	20	6	6	20	8	8	8				6				10	0	0	0
Leighton Eksteen	21						23	23	23	23							5	0	0	0
Louis Fouché	22	10	10	10	10	10	10	22	22	22	10	10	22	10			14	1	76	81
Charles Radebe	23																1	0	0	0
Jacobie Adriaanse		3	3	3	3		3	18	18	18	3	3		3	3		12	0	0	0
Stefan Watermeyer		13	13	13	13	12	22	13	13			13	13	13	13		12	3	2	17
Martin Bezuidenhout		16		16			16				16	16	16	16	16		7	0	0	0
Kevin Luiters		21	9	21	21						21	21	21	21	21		8	0	0	0
Jaco van Tonder		23			23	23		15			23						5	0	0	0
Stefan Willemse				7	7	7		19	20	20	6	7	7	7	7		11	0	0	0
Justin Ackerman				17		18	17	17	17		17	17	18				8	0	0	0
Aidon Davis					8	8		20		8	8	8	8	8	20		9	0	0	0
Siyanda Grey					14												1	0	0	0
James Hall						9	9	21	9	9				9	9		7	2	0	10
Lukhanyo Am						13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14		10	1	0	5
Liam Hendricks										1							1	0	0	0
JP Jonck										6							1	0	0	0
Cornell Hess										19							1	0	0	0
Wandile Mjekevu												11	11	11	11		4	3	0	15
Dewald Human												22		22	10		3	1	5	10
Andisa Ntsila														6	6		2	0	0	0
Sintu Manjezi														19	19		2	0	0	0
Jeremy Ward														23	23		2	0	0	0
penalty try																	–	1	–	5
Total																	15	34	112	282

See also

• Southern Kings
• 2016 Super Rugby season

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